All My Sons

Despite hard choices and even harder knocks, Joe and Kate Keller are a success story. But nothing lasts forever and their contented lives, already shadowed by the loss of their eldest boy to war, are about to shatter.

Image: The Old Vic

Overview

Genre:
Drama

Venue:
The Old Vic

Starts: Monday 15 April 2019

Closes: Saturday 8 June 2019

Running time:To be confirmed

Age suitability:
11+

Background

Pulitzer Prize-winner Arthur Miller is one of America’s most significant playwrights.

Amongst his most popular plays are Death of a Salesman, The Crucible and A View from the Bridge.

A compelling story of love, guilt and the corrupting power of greed, All My Sons was Arthur Miller's first great Broadway success sealing his reputation as one of the most influential playwrights of the 20th Century.

Michael Rudman’s distinguished career includes Associate Director at the National Theatre under Sir Peter Hall and Artistic Director of the Lyttleton Theatre, where he directed Miller’s Death of a Salesman.

He later directed the play on Broadway with Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich, winning a Tony Award for best revival.

Synopsis

'You don't realise how people can hate, Chris, they can hate so much they'll tear the world to pieces …'

America, 1947.

Despite hard choices and even harder knocks, Joe and Kate Keller are a success story.

They have built a home, raised two sons and established a thriving business.

But nothing lasts forever and their contented lives, already shadowed by the loss of their eldest boy to war, are about to shatter.

With the return of a figure from the past, long buried truths are forced to the surface and the price of their American dream is laid bare.